MP

Bruce Flegg (LIB) since 2004.

Profile

Leafy and semi-rural areas in Brisbane's western suburbs along the northern banks of the Brisbane River west of the Centenary Highway. It includes the suburbs of Kenmore, Chapel Hill, Brookfield, Pullenvale, Bellbowrie, Karana Downs and Mount Crosby.

Redistribution

Unchanged.

History/Trivia

Moggill is traditionally the safest Liberal seat in Brisbane. Indeed, from 2001 to 2005, it was the ONLY Liberal seat in Brisbane. Its most recent MPs have both served as Liberal Leader, Dr David Watson 1989-2004, who led the Liberal Party at the 2001 election, and Dr Bruce Flegg since 2004, who was the Liberal Party Leader at the 2006 election. Flegg is a Doctor of Medicine, while Watson possesses a PhD in Accounting and also had a brief career as Federal MP for Forde 1984-87. Watson emerged into the tally room after the 2001 defeat and spoke of how much he had enjoyed the election campaign, which prompted National Leader Rob Borbidge who spoke after him to quip that perhaps Watson had attended a different election campaign than him.